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You told us: This is what the fourth rear camera on flagships should be

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. You told us: This is what the fourth rear camera on flagships should be June 16, 2025 Multiple rear cameras have become the norm onflagship smartphones. Often, a primary sensor is joined byultra-wideand telephoto or depth-sensing snappers. But sometimes, firms add a fourth sensor to the mix. We’ve seen the likes of HUAWEI,Xiaomi,Samsung, andOnePlusdo just that on their devices, with each adopting a different philosophy....

Acer Liquid Z6 and Z6 Plus announced

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Acer Liquid Z6 and Z6 Plus announced July 02, 2025 Acerhas dropped two new phones atIFA 2016: the entry-level Liquid Z6 and the mid-range Liquid Z6 Plus. There’s no information regarding a possible North American release, but it seems pretty unlikely (the Z5 was never released in the U.S.). The phones will be available in the EMEA (Europe, Africa and the Middle East) in November and December respectively....

After OnePlus, OPPO's Find X phones will now get the Hasselblad treatment

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. After OnePlus, OPPO’s Find X phones will now get the Hasselblad treatment June 12, 2025 Last year, OnePlus joined forces with Hasselblad to improve the camera performance of theOnePlus 9 Pro. We saw that partnership continue this year on theOnePlus 10 Pro, which also features imaging software tuned by Hasselblad. Now, OPPO has alsoannounceda three-year strategic collaboration with the Swedish camera maker....

Amazon Fire TV gets USB storage support, dorm Wi-Fi connectivity and more in new update

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Amazon Fire TV gets USB storage support, dorm Wi-Fi connectivity and more in new update July 05, 2025 Amazon has just announced a new update for theFire TVandFire TV Stickthat will add much more functionality to each device. Most notably, both devices are getting support for Wi-Fi hotspots that require web authentication. This means you’ll now get to connect your Fire TV or Fire TV Stick to hotel or dorm room Wi-Fi hotspots....

Amazon’s Prime Air project is alive and well, has a new drone

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Amazon’s Prime Air project is alive and well, has a new drone June 28, 2025 Hopefully you’re managing to snag yourself a few final bargains this Cyber Monday, if you’re not already burnt out after Black Friday. Given all this consumer madness, it’s fitting thatAmazonhas chosen this week to deliver us an update about its ‘Prime Air’ project. Remember those flying package delivery drones from a couple of years ago that seemed like something out of science fiction?...

Android 6.0 Marshmallow rolling out now to Verizon’s Galaxy Note Edge

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android 6.0 Marshmallow rolling out now to Verizon’s Galaxy Note Edge June 27, 2025 Verizonstarted updating its carrier-branded version of theGalaxy Note 4 to Marshmallow last week, and now it is rolling out Marshmallow to itsSamsung Galaxy Note Edgedevices. The new update (known as MMB29M.N915VVRU2CPD1) not only bringsAndroid 6.0 Marshmallowto the Note Edge but it also brings a few other enhancements such as Wi-Fi calling, a new app icon and folder design, Android for Work, as well as Ultra-High-Quality Audio (UHQA) mode....

Coming 2 America: Where's it streaming and what's it all about?

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Coming 2 America: Where’s it streaming and what’s it all about? June 28, 2025 We’re in the golden age of legacy sequels, and in March 2021, we got another one with Coming 2 America. The follow-up to 1988’s Coming to America checks back in on Prince Akeem Joffer, first played by Eddie Murphy over three decades ago. Coming to America was a huge hit in its day....

Deal: NVIDIA Shield TV on sale for $140 with free Amazon Echo Dot

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Deal: NVIDIA Shield TV on sale for $140 with free Amazon Echo Dot August 03, 2025 TheNVIDIA Shield TVcontinues to be one of the best set-top boxes you can buy for streaming videos and playing games on your big screen TV. It may have been released nearly four years ago, but NVIDIA is still updating theAndroid TV-baseddevice with new features....

Galaxy S6 Edge demand leads Samsung to open third factory for screen production

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Galaxy S6 Edge demand leads Samsung to open third factory for screen production August 11, 2025 Last year,Samsungfound its way into a number of bleak articles proclaiming that thecompany’s mobile division was heading downwardand that a big change was needed if the Korean giant wanted to stay on top. This criticism was mostly aimed at theSamsung Galaxy S5, which went on to perform quite modestly comparedto initial projections for the device....

Gartner: Android and iOS dominate smartphone market with 98 percent marketshare

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Gartner: Android and iOS dominate smartphone market with 98 percent marketshare July 27, 2025 Android andiOS-powered devices have long dominated the smartphone market, and it’s still clear that the two mobile operating systems show no sign of stopping anytime soon. New data has been released byGartner, suggesting that Android holds 84.7 percent marketshare as of the third quarter of 2015, which is a 1....

Google Calendar updated with new event suggestions, holidays and languages

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Calendar updated with new event suggestions, holidays and languages June 19, 2025 This week, Google is rolling out a selection of new features to itsCalendar app, along with support for 30 additional languages. The update will be heading to both Android and iOS devices. First up, there’s a new way to create Google Calendar events that automatically offers up suggestions for titles, places and people....

Google Home now supports hands-free calling in the UK

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Home now supports hands-free calling in the UK August 23, 2025 Google has been slowly rolling out new features to Home smart speakers outside the US and Canada and that continues today with the news thatHomedevices in the UK now supporthands-free callingover Wi-Fi. The search giant hadpreviously suggestedcall functionality would arrive in the region in late 2017, but patient Home owners are unlikely to care now it has officially arrived....

Google teases Pixel 4a debut on August 3

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google teases Pixel 4a debut on August 3 August 13, 2025 After months of waiting, Google appears close to releasing thePixel 4a. Google hasposted a teaserfor the mid-range phone on the Google Store that shows a blank device along with some custom “lorem ipsum” text that not-so-subtly hints at features in mock Latin, including low-light photography, bokeh (shallow depth of field) photo effects, and a long-lasting battery....